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Still No Justice in the 1998 Disappearance of Kristine Kupka
Kristine left with the father of her unborn baby and was never seen again.
On October 24th, 1998, in New York City, Kathy Kupka listened to a voicemail left by her younger sister, Kristine. Kristine explained in the message that she would be going with Rudy to his new apartment to help him clean, and she would call her later. The voicemail concerned Kathy, and at the time she didn’t know it would be the last time she heard her sister’s voice.
Kathy was concerned, Kristine had a turbulent relationship with Rudy, and they had only recently begun getting along again. The couple had met while Kristine had taken a chemistry course at her college, Rudy had been her professor. Rudy, whose real name is Darshanand Persaud had told her he was single, and recently out of a relationship, and the two began dating when the semester concluded.
The two were casually dating. Kristine was a full-time student, was the founder of the philosophy club at her school, and worked full time. Rudy taught and was working towards a degree in dentistry in New Jersey. The two saw each other when they had time, but it didn’t seem to be often.
She had been drawn to Rudy’s shyness, his quiet, conserved nature was opposite to her. She was as liberal as…
